OTIS RICH v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Court of Special Appeals, Nazarian, Aug. 30, 2016,
Coram Nobis – Passage of 16 years, without actual evidence or proffer demonstrating prejudice, is insufficient to presume laches
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Tag Archives: Waiver
Givens v. State
DOMINIC GIVENS v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Court of Appeals, Watts, August 24, 2016,
Inconsistent Verdicts – To preserve an issue of inconsistent jury verdicts, a defendant must object before the verdicts become final and the trial court discharges the jury.
(Dissent – Greene join by Adkins, Battaglia – Court should review under plain error; judge should be able to send back verdict as illegal)
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State v. Hart
STATE OF MARYLAND v. KENNETH HART
Court of Appeals, Greene, August 19, 2016,
Mistrial – Absence of Defendant – Court acceptance of partial verdict by jury in absence of Defendant without exploring voluntariness of absence was not “manifest necessity” and barred retrial on deadlocked count
Brice v. State
JOVAN MAURICE BRICE v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Court of Special Appeals, Woodward, Filed Nov. 25, 2015,
Prohibited Person – Regulated Firearms – “There is no language in [PS 5-144(a)(1)] requiring a defendant to know that he is disqualified.”
(ed note – Bad legal analysis, so careful leaning too hard on this one)
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